There is a clear potential to mitigate geographical barriers, meet increasing patient expectations of implementing virtual consultations, reduce hospital carbon footprints, and decrease hospital costs while increasing efficiency.
There are also significant challenges… Virtual healthcare consultations introduce another new level of digital exclusion for patients and clinicians. There are also potential challenges for maintaining patient confidentiality, and limited utility in circumstances where a physical exam may be warranted. For clinicians, there may be impacts on empathetic responses delivered and challenges in workflow and workload.
Summary: Both the opportunities and the challenges of virtual care must be considered to ensure the appropriate, successful, and long-term implementation of virtual care in cancer genetic services.
Lynch Syndrome Ireland 